Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V6 · R42

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

The system must be configured to add all error reports to the queue.

Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must be configured to add all error reports to the queue.

Description

Discussion Text

Error reports are queued for sending to an error reporting site when the queueing behavior is set to Always Queue. This will maintain the reports in the queue until a connection can be made to the collection server.

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Objective

V-57471

Rule

SV-71933r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WINER-000014

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:  \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\

Value Name:  ForceQueue

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> Advanced Error Reporting Settings -> "Configure Report Queue" to "Enabled" with "Queuing behavior:" to "Always queue".

STIG check 236 of 251 in the Windows Vista STIG checklist

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